He was the son of Qubilah Shabazz, the second daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz . His father was an Algerian Muslim whom Qubilah Shabazz met in Paris and whom Malcolm does ot remember meeting. He is the first male descendant of Malcolm X. He and his mother moved to Los Angeles when he was just a few months old. They later moved to New York City and then Philadelphia. On June 1, 1997, at the age of twelve years, he started a fire in Betty Shabazz's apartment. Betty suffered burns over 80 percent of her body. She died of her injuries on June 23, 1997. At a hearing, he was described as psychotic and schizophrenic. He was also described as "brilliant but disturbed." He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months in juvenile detention for manslaughter and arson, with possible annual extensions until his 18th birthday. He was released after four years. Following his release, he lived for a time with his aunt, Ilyasah Shabazz. In 2002 he was arrested for stealing $100. After pleading guilty to attempted robbery he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. He was arrested again in 2006, for punching a hole in a store's glass window. In 2010, he made the Hajj to Mecca. He was fluent in French, Spanish, and Arabic. He was an English Teacher in Syria while overseas. In February 2013, Iranian state-controlled Press TV reported that he had been arrested by the FBI while he was traveling to Iran. The story was widely reported, but two days later his family announced that Press TV report was incorrect. They said he had been arrested, but his arrest had nothing to do with the FBI or Iran. He died in Mexico City after he was separated from a friend at a bar, then beaten. The friend said he expired from his injuries at a nearby hospital.
∼Grandson of Malcom X and his wife Betty Shabazz.
Murder victim. Killed after robbery while in Mexico City.
In 1997, when he was 12 years old he was criminally found liable for the death of his grandmother, after setting fire to her apartment building. She died later from injuries suffered in the fire. He was sentenced to a term in a New York juvenile facility.
More recently he was a college student in New York and was contemplating writing a book.
∼Grandson of Malcom X and his wife Betty Shabazz.
Murder victim. Killed after robbery while in Mexico City.
In 1997, when he was 12 years old he was criminally found liable for the death of his grandmother, after setting fire to her apartment building. She died later from injuries suffered in the fire. He was sentenced to a term in a New York juvenile facility.
More recently he was a college student in New York and was contemplating writing a book.
He was the son of Qubilah Shabazz, the second daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz . His father was an Algerian Muslim whom Qubilah Shabazz met in Paris and whom Malcolm does ot remember meeting. He is the first male descendant of Malcolm X. He and his mother moved to Los Angeles when he was just a few months old. They later moved to New York City and then Philadelphia. On June 1, 1997, at the age of twelve years, he started a fire in Betty Shabazz's apartment. Betty suffered burns over 80 percent of her body. She died of her injuries on June 23, 1997. At a hearing, he was described as psychotic and schizophrenic. He was also described as "brilliant but disturbed." He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months in juvenile detention for manslaughter and arson, with possible annual extensions until his 18th birthday. He was released after four years. Following his release, he lived for a time with his aunt, Ilyasah Shabazz. In 2002 he was arrested for stealing $100. After pleading guilty to attempted robbery he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. He was arrested again in 2006, for punching a hole in a store's glass window. In 2010, he made the Hajj to Mecca. He was fluent in French, Spanish, and Arabic. He was an English Teacher in Syria while overseas. In February 2013, Iranian state-controlled Press TV reported that he had been arrested by the FBI while he was traveling to Iran. The story was widely reported, but two days later his family announced that Press TV report was incorrect. They said he had been arrested, but his arrest had nothing to do with the FBI or Iran. He died in Mexico City after he was separated from a friend at a bar, then beaten. The friend said he expired from his injuries at a nearby hospital.
∼Grandson of Malcom X and his wife Betty Shabazz.
Murder victim. Killed after robbery while in Mexico City.
In 1997, when he was 12 years old he was criminally found liable for the death of his grandmother, after setting fire to her apartment building. She died later from injuries suffered in the fire. He was sentenced to a term in a New York juvenile facility.
More recently he was a college student in New York and was contemplating writing a book.
∼Grandson of Malcom X and his wife Betty Shabazz.
Murder victim. Killed after robbery while in Mexico City.
In 1997, when he was 12 years old he was criminally found liable for the death of his grandmother, after setting fire to her apartment building. She died later from injuries suffered in the fire. He was sentenced to a term in a New York juvenile facility.
More recently he was a college student in New York and was contemplating writing a book.
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